To prohibit the sales of certain defense articles and defense services to Pakistan unless the President adheres to long-standing practice and procedures relating to congressional review of proposed sales of defense articles and defense services.
Latest action · Jul 28, 2006 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 28, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Prohibits specified certifications transmitted by the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate on June 28, 2006, relating to the proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan from being effective for purposes of complying with the congressional notification requirements of the Arms Export Control Act.
Declares that: (1) any letter of offer with respect to such proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan issued before the date of the enactment of this Act null and void; and (2) any subsequent letter of offer with respect to such proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan issued on or after the date of the enactment of this Act shall be issued only in accordance with the congressional notification requirements of the Arms Export Control Act.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, if the President desires to proceed with such proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan, the President should only proceed with such sales in accordance with long-standing practice and procedures relating to congressional review of proposed sales of defense articles and defense services, including by providing specified advance notification to and consultation with Congress.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
- Jul 28, 2006Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 93 | Disapproving the issuance of letters of offer with respect to certain proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan. | Related bill | Jul 20, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arms control
- Arms sales
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional veto
- Congressional-executive relations
- Export controls
- Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- Pakistan
- President and foreign policy
- South Asia
Text 1
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- Jul 28, 2006Introduced in House
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